Saturday 10 November 2012

10th November 2012 Pagham Calm & overcast

Brent c.1,000
Black Brant 1 adult
Goldeneye 1 drake
Water Rail 2
Golden Plover c.500
Grey Plover c.100
Lapwing c1,000
Knot c.80
Curlew Sandpiper 1 juv.
Snipe c.20
Black-tailed Godwit c.250
Spotted Redshank 2
Black-headed Gull 1 pale aberrant
Mediterranean Gull c.20
Yellow-legged Gull 1 ad.
Kingfisher 1
Rock Pipit 3


First-winter male Blackbird at Church Lane, Pagham


Adult Black Brant at Pagham North Wall

Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Pagham North Wall


Adult winter Black-tailed Godwit at Pagham North Wall



Juvenile Black-tailed Godwit at Pagham North Wall
a tiny-sized individual

Water Rail at Pagham North Wall





Aberrant Black-headed Gull at Pagham Harbour
Not the hoped-for highlight of the day but this aberrant Black-headed Gull was certainly eye-catching enough.